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Is it too late to talk about the Janjan Suan controversy?
Janjan Suan will always be relevant. Willie Revillame will be a permanent fixture in Philippine television, whether we like it or not. Philippine politics will always be dirty. Noble intentions will always be marred by politics. Amidst all these, we could only hope Janjan Suan [...]
Tags: child abuse, dinky soliman, dswd, honey carandang, janjan suan, jim paredes, macho dancer, tv5, willie revillame, willing willie
Should gay marriage be legal?
Miss California Carrie Prejean received a lot of flak from Perez Hilton after her stand against same-sex marriage during the interview section of Miss USA. I personally feel for the lady as she only stood up to what she believed in in front of people who are very vocal about their [...]
Tags: gay marriage
I first saw this list from Enquiring Daily Tribune. I searched for the original article from Newsweek and found Imelda Marcos’ image below
opening the gallery (of pictures of the 11 included in the list) because according to Newsweek “her rouged cheeks, jade earrings and blinged-out ring fingers a perfect glimpse into modern materialism“.
Of course, the [...]
Tags: imelda marcos, imeldific, newsweek, the greediest of all time
We should have a solid definition of the basic things in life!
I feel powerless to start my entry with the loudest and strongest conviction but the statement above. It is the most that I can say.
This entry is triggered by the recent (and some not so recent) news about babies. More particularly, how babies come into this world. Babies [...]
Tags: barbara walters, commercial surrogacy, definition of family, designer babies, freedom flag, gays, india, inheritable genetic modification, lesbians, manji yamada, oprah winfrey, the pregnant man, the view, thomas beatie, what is a man what is a woman, wombs for rent
Four years ago, a very dear gay friend and I discussed about gay marriage. He is proud to be gay and he is doing very well in his profession. As with all the other gays, he wants equality and respect. But this does not translate to him pushing for gay marriage. But, of course, everyone [...]
Tags: gay rights, jon santos, same sex marriage, west stewart
This is the statement of Boy Abunda on being gay. Read full text here.
I have great respect for gays. One of my bestfriends is a gay. I have many very gay friends. But to say that being gay is “divine, it’s the closest you can get to being an angel” tops all exaggerated statement from this [...]
Tags: boy abunda, gay rights, gays, philippine showbiz
Different strokes for different folks, as they say. But on a serious topic as euthanasia, will the adage still ring true? Would it be tolerated, at least by some sectors of the society? On moral grounds, would you lean towards doing euthanasia? On legal grounds, would you favor legalizing it?
This question came to mind as I [...]
Tags: euthanasia